"Northshore Tennis Park is going to be a fantastic drawcard, with around 10,000 people expected to use the courts in the first year, and will provide an active, competitive sporting option for the more than 2500 people who call Northshore Hamilton home."

The state-owned site had previously been used for wharf activities, car import operations and major events, including Cirque du Soleil and the Brisbane International Film Festival drive-in theatres.

"The Deck, a pavilion-style building built from recycled wharf timber, is next to the Northshore Tennis Park and will provide spectators with a great space," Mr Dick said.

"The adjacent lawn will give spectators an area to relax and watch, making a game of tennis at Northshore a real social activity."

Mr Dick said Northshore Hamilton was Queensland's largest waterfront urban renewal project, a $5 billion project in a Priority Development Area.

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Tennis Australia research showed Brisbane was about 400 tennis courts behind the capital city average and national average.

Tennis Queensland acting CEO Mark Handley said the new courts would help remedy a "severe shortage" in Brisbane.

"The success of the Roy Emerson Tennis Centre at Frew Park, Milton, has encouraged us to continue to develop a long-term, proactive strategy around establishing new tennis courts near purpose-built community activity hubs," he said.

Mr Handley said casual social play, junior and adult coaching, school lessons, cardio tennis and regular social competitions would be on offer.

The courts would take about 13 weeks to construct and would be open by the end of May.